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Allen And Bissett Win To Advance To Round of 16 In NCAA Doubles Tournament
5/21/2024 7:51:00 PM | Women's Tennis
STILLWATER, Okla. – Florida State's Vic Allen and Millie Bissett defeated the No. 34-ranked Tatsiana Sasnouskaya and Malaika Rapolu of Texas 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 32 in the NCAA Doubles Championship on Tuesday.
The pair kicked off doubles by securing the first set 6-3 to take the early lead. The duo continued their success in the second set, as they took the first three games.
Sasnouskaya and Rapolu responded by taking four out of the five next games to tie the match at 4-4.
Allen and Bissett, ranked 177th nationally in doubles, claimed the last two games of the second set to secure the 6-3, 6-4 victory. The pair will face the winner of Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina and Loudmilla Bencheikh/Marie Hiser from Alabama in the round of 16 on Wednesday.
Allen fell in the round of 32 at the NCAA Singles Championship to No. 67 Annabelle Xu of Virginia. Despite the loss, Allen battled and trailed 3-1 in the second set and tied the match at 3-3. Xu went on to win 6-3, 6-3 to move on to the round of 16.
Allen finishes her FSU career with 88 wins in singles, which puts her 10th all-time in total singles wins in Florida State women's tennis history.
NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship Round of 32:
#67 Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. #21 Vic Allen (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
NCAA Women's Tennis Doubles Championship Round of 32:
#17 Vic Allen/Millie Bissett def. #34 Taisiya Pachkaleva/ Sabina Zeynalova (UT) 6-3, 6-4
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The pair kicked off doubles by securing the first set 6-3 to take the early lead. The duo continued their success in the second set, as they took the first three games.
Sasnouskaya and Rapolu responded by taking four out of the five next games to tie the match at 4-4.
Allen and Bissett, ranked 177th nationally in doubles, claimed the last two games of the second set to secure the 6-3, 6-4 victory. The pair will face the winner of Fiona Crawley/Carson Tanguilig of North Carolina and Loudmilla Bencheikh/Marie Hiser from Alabama in the round of 16 on Wednesday.
Allen fell in the round of 32 at the NCAA Singles Championship to No. 67 Annabelle Xu of Virginia. Despite the loss, Allen battled and trailed 3-1 in the second set and tied the match at 3-3. Xu went on to win 6-3, 6-3 to move on to the round of 16.
Allen finishes her FSU career with 88 wins in singles, which puts her 10th all-time in total singles wins in Florida State women's tennis history.
NCAA Women's Tennis Singles Championship Round of 32:
#67 Annabelle Xu (UVA) def. #21 Vic Allen (FSU) 6-3, 6-3
NCAA Women's Tennis Doubles Championship Round of 32:
#17 Vic Allen/Millie Bissett def. #34 Taisiya Pachkaleva/ Sabina Zeynalova (UT) 6-3, 6-4
For more information on the Florida State women's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at FSUWTennis (IG) and @FSU_WTennis (X).
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